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Elegant moray
Gymnothorax elegans
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Elegant moray
- Scientific
- Gymnothorax elegans
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 79 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 92 to 450 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A greenish moray with yellowish spots and a brown stripe along the belly, reaching about 79 cm. It usually lives in deep water but may be found in crevices on steep drop-offs from about 25 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnothorax-elegans.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/143666954
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.